A RUSSIAN tycoon who called Ghislaine Maxwell his “soulmate” has been found dead in Moscow.

Former senator Umar Dzhabrailov, 67, was discovered in a pool of blood with gunshot wounds at the elite Vesper Tverskaya residential complex.

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Umar Dzhabrailov reportedly died from gunshot wounds in MoscowCredit: East2West
 

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The Russian tycoon and former senator with his former girlfriend, Vladimir Putin’s ‘goddaughter’ Ksenia SobchakCredit: East2West
 

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Dzhabrailov was linked to the Epstein files and previously called Ghislaine Maxwell a ‘soulmate’Credit: Getty
He was rushed to hospital with a gunshot wound to the head but died without regaining consciousness.

Police are probing his death, with a “preliminary conclusion” that he reportedly died by suicide.

Law enforcement sources said no note was found, but his Luger pistol was found at the scene.

Reports said he had recovered after an “attempt suicide” six years ago.

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Dzhabrailov, an ethnic Chechen who called himself a “gangster”, was known for always carrying a gun.

Nine years ago he was fined £5,800 after he shot a Yarygin pistol in the air at the Four Seasons Hotel, yards from the Kremlin.

He ran against Vladimir Putin in the 2000 presidential election, finishing last.

There were also reports of business problems linked to the war, with his company bank accounts allegedly frozen ten days before his death.

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The controversial businessman had been mentioned in the Epstein files and spoke publicly about his connection to Ghislaine Maxwell.

“I knew Epstein. I was introduced to him by Ghislaine Maxwell, a soulmate of mine,” he said.

“But I never could have imagined that they were partners, that she was involved in finding those girls who are now all over the media.

“I regret that Ghislaine, the most charming woman, got a life sentence.”

It is not immediately known how he met Maxwell.

Dzhabrailov had a reported “friendship” with Naomi Campbell and was said to have been the “model” for a Chechen gangster in Frederick Forsyth’s novel Icon.

He was also linked to German supermodel Claudia Schiffer.

He once dated Putin’s ‘goddaughter’, TV star and former Playboy model Ksenia Sobchak.

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Dzhabrailov with German supermodel Claudia SchifferCredit: East2West
 

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Police are investigating the death, with an initial conclusion of suicideCredit: East2West
Sobchak, 44, daughter of Putin’s political mentor Anatoly Sobchak, said today that Dzhabrailov was “a handsome man, a man who could recite poems by Khayyam or Brodsky to me by heart. Well-educated, gallant….

“It was a fantastic time, a fantastic love affair.

“My first private jet, meeting world-class celebrities, Dolce Vita…

“At a time when everyone was wearing Chanel, he was the first to introduce me to Margiela and Helmut Lang boutiques.”

In past interviews, Dzhabrailov spoke about his views on women, saying: “What would I [tell] young men?

“You must respect the woman in every girl. You must be gentlemen, cavaliers, knights. We must love our women, respect them.”

He admitted to being quizzed “a hundred times” by Russian secret services over the 1996 shooting of his American business partner, Paul Tatum, in a Moscow subway.

The contract killing was one of the most controversial murders of the lawless 1990s following the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Dzhabrailov always denied having anything to do with the killing.

He and Tatum jointly ran the Radisson Slavyanskaya Hotel in Moscow.

In the wake of the shooting, he was banned from travelling to the US but later went on to represent his native Chechnya in the Russian parliament.

Shortly before his death, he had commented on his concern for Russians stuck in the Middle East due to US military action and spoke of his enjoyment in sharing his experiences with young people.

The circumstances surrounding his death remain under investigation.

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The former senator pictured with the leader of Chechen Republic Ramzan KadyrovCredit: East2West